Casey Council hosts state election transport forum
INFRASTRUCTURE failing to keep up with Casey’s rapid population growth, poor bus services, and packed roads were among the key issues raised at a state election transport forum.
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INFRASTRUCTURE failing to keep up with Casey’s rapid population growth, poor bus services, and packed roads were among the key issues raised at a state election transport forum.
More than 100 people packed into the forum in Clyde last week to talk about the biggest transport issues in the region and hear from speakers include Roads Minister Luke Donnellan, Southern Metropolitan Region Liberal MP David Davis and South Eastern Metropolitan Greens MP Nina Springle.
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Casey Council said key concerns raised included development and growth outstripping delivery of services and infrastructure.
People also called for a firm commitment to the early delivery of the Cranbourne rail duplication and extension to Clyde, a major review of bus services and an urgent upgrade of arterial roads to reduce congestion.
Public Transport Users Association spokesman Daniel Bowen said extending good quality public transport into fast-developing new suburbs was important to give people more transport options.
“The current state of local bus services means most people have little choice — they’ll get in their car every time they want to travel anywhere, resulting in regular traffic jams, and stress on family budgets,” Mr Bowen said.
Cranbourne Leader has been campaigning for the extension of the Cranbourne train line to Clyde through it’s ‘Put Clyde Back on Track’ campaign.
The council has also named it as one of its key projects in its ‘Commit to Casey’ campaign, which seeks six key road projects, as well as the duplication of the Cranbourne line from Dandenong to Cranbourne.
Casey Mayor Cr Geoff Ablett said he was pleased to see progress being made on the extension of Cranbourne rail to Clyde in response to the campaign.
“While we are pleased with commitments from Labor, Liberal and the Greens, promises to extend Cranbourne line have come and gone from major parties in the past, so this time the campaign isn’t over until we see the rail line built.”
More than 240,000 people are expected to live in the Cranbourne East and Clyde areas by 2025 and Casey’s population will hit almost 500,000 by 2041.
To find out more search for to Commit to Casey on Facebook.
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